Botany

  Author(s): T. Elliot Weier, C. Ralph Stocking, Michael G. Barbour  Title:      Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology  ISBN: 0 471 92521 7  Publisher/place: John Wiley and Sons, New York  This Edition: fifth edition  Year of Publication:  1974  First Published: 1950  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  693  Weight: 1390g  Condition:   An old copy, cover has wear and staining.  Binding intact and sound though, no loose or missing pages  -has previous owner’s name written inside Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

Strasburger's Textbook of Botany (New English Edition) 1967 Second impression. Hard cover with dust cover, 200x255mm, 846 pages. Book in very good condition. 

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About the product Author's inscription to upper cover reads"Mrs L. Richfield / with best wishes from / H. M. L. Bolus / Bolus Herbarium / University of Cape Town / Oct. 1 1954."185 x 123 mm; printed grey card wrappers; pp. 96; line drawings in text. Trace of foxing to wrappers; small crease to bottom fore-corner of upper cover; label stain to tail of spine; penned accession code to title leaf verso; occasional fox spot. Good condition. Uncommon (DSAB I, p. 236)"Because of her training as a teacher, Louisa Bolus did everything in her power to inculcate a knowledge and love of the indigenous flora and of nature study among children and laymen. She wrote a school textbook,'Elementary lessons in systematic botany based on familiar species of the South African flora'(Maskew Miller, 1919)."- DSAB V, p. 61 Books: Elementary Lessons in Systematic Botany. Based on familiar species of the South African Flora with an Introduction and Eight Summaries

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National Botanic Gardens, 1987.  Hard cover with dust cover. 253 pages. Very good condition. Ex libris sticker.  Under 1kg.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Features Author Thomas Martyn Publisher Forgotten Books Release date 20171130 ISBN 0-331-71475-2 ISBN 13 978-0-331-71475-3

Buy WILD ORCHIDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA JOYCE STEWART et al orchid Plants Botany for R220.00

If you have a diploma or degree in Wildlife related field or Environmental Sciences, and love and want to work in bushveld doing environmental education, this will be for you. We have two beautiful locations in KZN: The first situated on a 3000 ha natural heritage site of outstanding scenic beauty about 4 hours drive from Durban, in Zululand. The second on 150ha within a 6500 ha conservancy with 2 km dam waterfront & access 2 hours from Durban in the Midlands. We need camp leaders to lead small teams working primarily with school groups. The minimum requirements are: * Degree or diploma in Wildlife related field or Environmental Sciences (Ecology, Geography, Zoology, Botany, History, Wildlife Management) or FGASA level 1 certification * Enjoyment derived from working with and teaching people. * A love for wildlife and working outdoors. * A good command of English. * Drivers licence. Additional skills that would be advantgeous * A skippers licence for powered craft less than 9m * Life saving experience/certification would be a definite advantage. The position is: available 1st January 2016; live in; and suitable for single people in their early to mid-20’s. If you are interested, please send your CV with salary expectations.

  THE OLD COMPANY'S GARDEN AT THE CAPE and its Superintendents. Involving an historical account of early Cape botany with a paper on some drawings of South African Proteaceae in the Government Herbarium at Leyden (Holland), ascribed to Hartog, by Dr S.J. Van Ooststroom. Karsten, Mia C: Published by  Maskew Miller, Cape Town, 1951, First Edition, 1951.   Good Hard cover and Good DJ in plastic protector. Ex Library with usual marks and stamps. Pages yellowing and some tape residue on endpapers, Dust Jacket chipped at head and foot of spine.  Green cloth cover shelf worn. Numerous B&W photographs, fold-out map of garden. 188 pp.

 JOURNAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY THE GENUS ROMULEA IN SOUTH AFRICA Supplementary Volume No 9 MIRIAM P. DE VOS Hardcover, 307 pages, published 31st October 1972, book in very good condition. POSTAGE R60.00

Part of the author's series of books focusing on the key dimensions of Jan Smuts' personality. Here he explores his profound interest in botany and the flora and fauna of South Africa. Edition: 1st, Publisher: Human and Rousseau Binding: Hardcover

Hardback. Juta. English. 1868. ISBN: n/a. 483 pp. Full-bound in green morocco with black label on spine. The copy has the extra page at pages 356-7, ORDER MUSACEAE, which is missing in most copies. Classic of South African botany. Book No: 5056/1001042

  Lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia: A Guide to their Identification and Ecology (Hardback) D.O. Ovstedal, R.I. Lewis-Smith   CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, United Kingdom, 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Pictorial Boards, no dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good, ex high school library, with usual stamps, but appears never read.  231 x 152 mm. 411 pp.   Antarctica's severe climate and restricted area of ice-free habitats limit the biodiversity and biota of its terrestrial ecosystems. Throughout much of this wilderness, lichens are the predominant visible life form, yet relatively few descriptive accounts of Antarctic lichens have been published. Research on these enigmatic organisms is increasing rapidly and there is a growing need for a comprehensive guide to the identification of Antarctic lichen-forming fungi. This volume provides the first modern detailed compilation of their taxonomy, ecology, distribution and relevant published literature. As such, it represents a major contribution to global lichen taxonomy and biogeography. The systematic accounts provide sufficient descriptive information to allow specialists to identify taxa to species level, and are structured so that even non-specialists can use them to identify specimens to at least the generic level. (From Back cover)   Botany. Studies in Polar Research.

Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms in South Africa By A.M. Bottomley and P.H.B Talbot; Softcover; Bulletin No 324             (Botany and Plant Pathology Series No 17)  Department of Agriculture 1953;  Union of South Africa; No of Pages; 49 Very good condition, tightly bound, no inscriptions, no tears, Some browning of the paper of the title page. For postage within S A by S A Post Office please add R45.00  or via Postnet to Postnet at R99.00 (up to 5kg)    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Originally published in 1833, this horticultural resource manual was "designed as an introduction to vegetable physiology and systematic botany, for cultivators of flowers, with more than eighty beautifully-coloured engravings of poetic flowers." This illustrated and comprehensive description of flowers, their cultivation, classification, and interpretation is one of the first American botanical encyclopedias and is being published in conjunction with Old Sturbridge Village, one of America's leading living history and outdoor museums. Features Summary Published in cooperation with Old Sturbridge Village, this 1833 hardcover guide to flower cultivation, which includes 73 color illustrations, is one of the earliest American publications on horticulture written for the lay person.. Author H Bourne Publisher ApplewoodBooks Release date 20040401 Pages 288 ISBN 1-55709-386-5 ISBN 13 978-1-55709-386-8

1989. Soft cover, 250 pages. Very good condition. Under 1kg. Lwaano Lwanyika is a book on the culture and resources of the Zambezi Valley. It was written for and with Tonga adults and children. It brings together the knowledge of local people and specialists in ecology, botany, law, economics, agronomy, history, anthropology and archaelogy    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" ("Publishers Weekly") and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by "Library Journal," "Braiding Sweetgrass" is poised to be a classic of nature writing. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer asks questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces indigenous teachings that consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take "us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. Features Summary Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history... Author Robin Wall Kimmerer Publisher Milkweed Editions Release date 20150811 Pages 390 ISBN 1-57131-356-7 ISBN 13 978-1-57131-356-0

 Ghost Colonies (Lost and Found in History) - Ed Wright- 2009 - Paperback in nearly new condition. A litany of historical madness and disasters from the Vikings in Greenland and America to Friedrich Nietzsche’s Aryan supremacist sister in South America and finishing with the tragedy of Jim Jones and the Peoples’ Temple. The London Sunday Times wrote: “successful colonies are the stuff of schoolroom history: everyone knows about the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth Rock and Captain Cook at Botany Bay. In this collection of 25 tales of colonies lost, burnt, abandoned or otherwise destroyed, Ed Wright proves that the murky history of colonial disaster is just as fascinating, and just as important.” The Brisbane Courier Mail wrote: “Ghost Colonies, written by established Pier 9 author Ed Wright, is the latest in a Lost and Found in History series to use the format, and is arguably the most interesting. From murderous Icelandic outcast Erik the Red’s Viking settlements in Greenland and his sons’ adventures in Arctic North America in 1000AD to the tragedy of Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978, this 320-page volume tells the story of 25 would-be utopias that failed to live up to the dream. They include a few of history’s better known colonial outpost failures, including the Scottish colony at Darien, Panama (1698-1700) and the failed utopian colonies of New Australia and Cosme in Paraguay at the end of the 19th century. For the most part, though, these are stories of more obscure colonial failures brought about by disease, ignorance, attacks by native people, political misfortune or other reasons. And Wright, who has researched his material thoroughly, tells them with a touch light enough to appeal to a wide readership. Australian readers will be interested in his detailed account of the rise and fall of the British colony at Victoria, Port Essington, on the north coast in what is now Arnhem Land. It fell prey to malaria and cyclones but not before explorer Ludwig Leichhardt stumbled into the settlement in late 1845 at the end of a 15-month overland journey from Moreton Bay that would make him famous. There’s mystery and tragedy in spades in this attractively designed book.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Jan Christian Smuts was soldier, statesman and intellectual, one of South Africa's greatest leaders. Yet little is said about him today, even as we appear to live in a leadership vacuum. Unafraid of Greatness is a re-examination of the life and thoughts of Jan Smuts. It is intended to remind a contemporary readership of the remarkable achievements of this impressive soldier-statesman. The author argues that there is a need to bring Smuts back into the present, that Smuts' legacy still has much to instruct. He draws several parallels between Smuts and President Thabo Mbeki, both intellectuals much lionised abroad and yet often distrusted at home. This book is a highly readable account of Smuts' life. It also examines a number of overarching themes: his relationships with women, spiritual life, intellectual life and his role as advisor to world leaders. Politics and international affairs receive the lion's share, but Smuts' unique contributions to other fields - for example, botany - are not neglected. Unafraid of Greatness does not shy away from the contradictions of its subject. Smuts was one of the architects of the United Nations, and a great champion of human rights, yet he could not see the need to reform the condition of the African majority in his own country. Features Summary Jan Christian Smuts was soldier, statesman and intellectual, one of South Africa's greatest leaders. Yet little is said about him today even as we appear to live in a leadership vacuum. Author Richard Steyn Publisher Jonathan Ball Publishers SA Release date 20150915 Pages 278 ISBN 1-86842-694-7 ISBN 13 978-1-86842-694-2

Eastern Cape Veld Flowers by Eily Gledhill 1981, 2nd edition, Published by the Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation of the Cape Provincial Administration, Cape Town Preface to the first edition and preface to the second edition by Eily Gledhill, 276 pages, 4 color plates. Fine line drawings by the author. There are 554 species from 125 families described. Hardcover in good condition, front and back covers are a bit stained, spine presents foxing. Owner's signature inside and his stamp on the title page. Pages clean, nice tight binding. ~ Highly collectable book. Eily Gledhill (1914-2007) described a number of new species and worked on a revision of the genus Albuca. She also published ‘The genus Dioscorea in the Cape Province west of East London' in 1967. Many of her numerous publications were illustrated by herself with accurate black- and-white drawings. Furthermore, her book published in 1969 and with a second edition in 1981, The Eastern Cape veld flowers, in which she describes 554 species from 125 families, each illustrated by her fine line drawings, is still of great value to students of botany and the public at large  In the preface she writes: ‘If this guide assists owners of land and visitors to know more about the plants of the eastern Cape, it will have achieved its object, for any one who becomes interested in this unique flora cannot fail to realise why it needs to be protected’. She coined the term bonte veld which has become recognized as a veld type and is widely used. Eily was honoured in 1992 by Queen Elizabeth II, the sovereign head of the order, by her promotion to Dame of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Eily was a member of the British Ecological Society, the Royal Society of South Africa, the Botanical Society of South Africa, the Van Riebeeck Society and the South African Ornithological Society.   Please judge from pictures:       Please note: Payment must be made within three days of auction close.    Please have a look at all my Items here!!  

About the product First American edition: The British first edition was published by John Murray in the preceding year. 8vo; original brown pebbled cloth, ornately blocked in blind to boards, and lettered in gilt on spine; pp. 426 + publisher's catalogue; folding frontis.; folding map; numerous plates and illustrations in text. Cover very worn and bumped; binding shaken; bottom fore-corner torn from front free endpaper; moderate foxing throughout; trace of damp-stain to gutters, becoming more extensive in the rear endpaper, appendix and final leaves. (Tenri Africana 2045; Mendelssohn I, p. 518) Pioneering account of all aspects of life in Madagascar at the time, detailing particularly the efforts of Ellis to establish a mission on behalf of the London Missionary Society. The ethnographical and natural history plates are a special feature, and the author's love of gardening is evident in the attention paid to the island's botany. William Ellis: Three Visits to Madagascar, during the Years 1853-1854-1856. Including A Journey to the Capital; with Notices of the Natural History of the Country and of the Present Civilization of the People